Hanks had a large supporting role in the 2005 remake of
King Kong, playing
the assistant to film director Carl
Denham (played by his Orange County co-star Jack
Black). In 2006, Hanks further solidified his association with
Black in Tenacious D in The Pick of
Destiny, in which he had a cameo as a drunken fraternity
brother. He starred in the romantic comedy The House Bunny, playing Oliver, a
charming manager of a nursing home and the love interest of
Anna Faris' character. He is also known
for playing a character who is the fictional son of a character
played by Hanks's real-life father, multiple Academy Award-winning
actor Tom Hanks, in The Great
Buck Howard.